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Re: Cable vs Telcos
@DHagar:
I would just go a bit further and add that profit still remains to be a goal but not just profit. Companies are definining strategy targeting not just at profits but also focusing on potential growth, evoloution, long term gains and sustainability
dlr5288
12/18/2017 6:33:28 PM
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Re: Cable vs Telcos
Good points. It’ll be interesting to see where cable goes in the future and if it’ll be a thing of the past? But I love sitting down watching tv so let’s hope it doesn’t come to that!
DHagar
12/18/2017 6:25:31 PM
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Re: Cable vs Telcos
@ms.akkineni, that's the new lesson for management and the strategy for success. Profits are no longer a goal, but a result of a value strategy and the ability to execute and deliver true value.
That may be a positive result from our current markets and the multitude of changes we are experiencing.
Re: Collaborate
@elizabethv:
You just spoke my mind. I seriously think there has to be improvement in customer service skills for these cable compnies out there. We recently switched to comcast. My husband received a phone call from comcast offering whatever package that he got hooked up with couple months ago. Ever since it got effective the only channel that we can watch is CNN. He tried calling Comcast couple times where they tried (at least gave that impression...) configuring something which ofcourse never worked. I believe he gave up. and we now use every possible other thing like amazon, netflix etc to watch channels. But the experience was totally bizare.
Re: Cable vs Telcos
@DHagar:
Yes, We all are witnessing that competition has been extreme these days. Until there is a distinct value that a product or company can bring into the market, there is no life for survival. Any momentary positive response for whatever reason would be just temporary unless they bring real value that can't be replaced by other means.
Re: Cable vs Telcos
@elizabethv:
I feel a bit comforted after reading your post. I am cursing myslef so much these days that i am jumping in between tasks these days frequently both at home, work in general. Not sure if i am a bit stressed with my new job, total change of commute, dealing with highschool kid etc. After reading your post i started to think that it is also the time that we are in contributing to this. We have so many things going on around so our mind refuses to just stick to onething. It won't take much though for me to realize and take a step back and finish off what i stared with. But i think sometimes it is also required to change gears based on needs, which is still ok.
Re: Cable vs Telcos
@dlr5288:
Thanks.
You are right, cable industry is not having good time in the market. They will continue to decline unless they make strategy changes to stay up to market trends. There could be some upfront investments which may be burdensome now but will have a positive ROI for sure. If not looking at how telcos are coming up future of cable industry is highly questionable.
dlr5288
11/29/2017 3:17:49 PM
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Re: Cable vs Telcos
Good points. It’s kind of sad to see where cable is today. I’m sure it’s hard to keep up with the prices that other services, such as Netflix, offer. Although cable offers a more broad spectrum, it does seem to be dying.
DHagar
11/28/2017 5:22:49 PM
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Re: Cable vs Telcos
@JohnBarnes, excellent analysis! You are correct - this is the dance of the elephants!
I am betting on more innovation coming from the Telcos, in that they have having to increase agility with the changing technologies and service demands, as well as competition.
JohnBarnes
11/28/2017 2:39:31 PM
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Re: Tough Competition
afwriter,
First and foremost the cable companies are used to putting together all sorts of different packages, adding new ones and modifying or deleting old ones, very fast and in response to even minor flickers in the market (or sometimes just to cause minor flickers in the market). They've never had the sort of "set your product/service and then exploit it forever" model that some of the descendants of The Phone Company inherited from their public-utility and railroad ancestors. Cable companies were born comparatively agile (they had to be to survive in what was a really hostile environment for their first quarter century or so) and the ones that are succeeding are the ones that are increasingly able to combine technical and business agility.
I think that's a big part of why they've been able to do so well in the small and medium business sectors -- where agility of all kinds is vital. But in big business ... well, there's a reason we think of such firms as dinosaurs. They may just not want what cable has to offer (even, or maybe especially, if it's what they truly need).
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